Source: www.panynj.gov
This weekend, NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein announced a 30-day hold on the $8.7 billion ARC tunnel project, to allow for a review of the project’s costs. The hold will not affect work already underway, though it will delay any new contracts from being issued. Yesterday, Governor Christie weighed in on the issue, […]
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30 Day Review an Ominous Sign for ARC Tunnel Project
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010RPA Report Finds ARC To Raise Home Values By $18 Billion
Friday, July 30th, 2010Source: RPA
Though it’s been billed as the most expensive infrastructure project in the nation, the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) tunnel currently under construction between New Jersey and New York will provide a substantial return on investment, according to a study released this week by the Regional Plan Association. Looking at the impact on […]
DEP Announces New Initiative to Combat Transportation Emissions
Friday, June 18th, 2010Source: georgetownclimate.org
Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced yesterday that New Jersey is joining 10 other states and the District of Columbia to form the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), “a regional group that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through transportation improvements and efficiencies.”
Curtailing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation will be essential if New […]
This Week in Transportation
Thursday, June 17th, 2010With affordable housing reform and budget negotiations in full swing in Trenton, transportation has taken a bit of a back seat in the media lately. However several recent articles, op-eds and editorials are a reminder that
Source: TONY KURDZUK/THE STAR-LEDGER
there is a lot going on regarding transportation and transportation funding in New Jersey. And with the […]
Could NJ’s Depleted Trust Fund Jeopardize Federal Funding for ARC?
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Source: arctunnel.com
That is the question posed by Phillip Barbara in a guest column in yesterday’s Star-Ledger. With New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund nearly broke, and no solution on the horizon, Barbara suggests that the federal government may be leery of committing to a “full funding agreement” of nearly $3 billion that had been expected. In all, […]
NJ Sens. Menendez and Lautenberg Introduce Emergency Transit Funding Bill
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010Source: NJ.com
In response to recent fare increases and service cuts at NJ Transit, New Jersey’s two U.S. senators, Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez joined six of their Democratic colleagues to introduce a bill Tuesday that would authorize $2 billion in emergency funding for transit agencies.
The bill is designed to help transit agencies nationwide close funding […]
NJ Ranked as 8th Friendliest State for Bicyclists
Monday, May 24th, 2010The League of American Cyclists ranked New Jersey as the 8th friendliest state in the nation for bicyclists in the 2010 version of their annual rankings, up two spots from 2009. The top five states in the survey were
Altantic City. Source: monopolycity.com
Washington, Wisconsin, Maine, Minnesota and Oregon. Beyond the overall ranking, New Jersey generally fared […]
State Affirms Support—But No Money—for PATCO Extension
Friday, May 14th, 2010Last year, then-Governor Corzine went to Woodbury to proclaim his support for the extension of PATCO rail service to Gloucester County. More important, he committed $500 million from the state’s Transportation Trust Fund (yes, that Transportation Trust Fund) toward the estimated $1.6 billion project. New Jersey Future has long supported the project, not only for the […]
Celebrate Earth Day on Two Wheels … or Two Feet
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010New Jersey ranks third to last in per-capita spending of federal transportation dollars on bicycle and pedestrian projects, according to the T4America campaign.
Transportation Trust Fund on the Road to Bankruptcy
Thursday, March 11th, 2010New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) contributes $1.6 billion to the state’s $3.5 billion annual transportation capital program (the rest comes from federal matching funds). The money is used to maintain and upgrade the state’s 40,000 miles of highways, roads and streets; 6,500 bridges; 1,100 miles of rail; and other key infrastructure.
The TTF is headed […]
